Poptimist Snapshot

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Pop World Cup: There will be NO PWC match this week, this is because of a number of things, partly me being really busy, partly some format fiddling. So next Monday we will have TWO matches, and the week afer we will have another TWO. This means that I need MP3s from julietk and cis by this weekend, and MP3s from atommickbrane, katstevens, stevem78 and juror8 by NEXT weekend. There!



So in lieu of other orgafun let's take a quick look at the state of the Poptimist nation, April 25th 2006. I was going to do these questions as a poll but actually, it makes much more sense to just list 'em and you can put yr answers in the comments.

1/ What was the last piece of music you bought?
2/ Was it any good?
3/ What was the first piece of music you ever bought?
4/ Is it still any good?
5/ What was the last gig/show you went to, and when?
6/ Tell us a record that people who know you would be surprised you like?
7/ Tell us a current record that you hate?
8/ If a casual acquaintance asks you what sort of music you listen to, what do you actually say?
9/ Tell us something you want to hear but haven't got around to yet?
10/ What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?

GOLEO SAYS TALK!

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1/ What was the last piece of music you bought?
A CD by this composer called Jakob Ullmann - "a catalogue of sounds" - its this piece for 12 strings + string trio.

2/ Was it any good? Got the shop to put it on for a short listen and it sounded great even with all the traffic outside. Incredibly intense, esp late at night when there's no one about. The root of its grebtness is its avoidance of its romantic past, its roots.

3/ What was the first piece of music you ever bought?
Can't recall - first CD i ever borrowed from the library was Joy Div 'Substance' compilation. Paid 60p for two weeks.

4/ Is it still any good? Not heard it for a long time - might revisit later.

5/ What was the last gig/show you went to, and when? Gig at the ivory house in Peckham: the Klinker 'Club'. Improvised stuff, movies, poetry, had this 'all sorts' policy leading to unexpected things - had this indie-ish band that ws pretty bad. Improv ws gd, esp the improvised violin as 'response' to DIY movie.

6/ Tell us a record that people who know you would be surprised you like? Well, been enjoying those dance-y cover versions of past chart hits (from the likes of yes, roxette) that keep being churned out, all those that seemed to start w/'call on me' which wsn't v gd (but the original isn't anyway). Meant to compile something but haven't got round to it.
7/ Tell us a current record that you hate?
I am a man of peace these days.
8/ If a casual acquaintance asks you what sort of music you listen to, what do you actually say? It depends, if i know this person is into music I try to say something along the lines of "well, something i've been enjoying lately is..", if not then the stock ans applies.
9/ Tell us something you want to hear but haven't got around to yet? A recording of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony from the early 50s
10/ What are you listening to RIGHT NOW? nuffink